- Chicken-fried steak, a breaded and fried beef cutlet smothered in cream gravy, is a quintessential Oklahoma dish with German and Austrian roots.
- Brought to the state by European immigrants in the 19th century, it’s an adaptation of wiener schnitzel.
- The dish became popular in Oklahoma due to the availability of beef and the state’s strong ranching culture.
- Today, it is celebrated as a hearty comfort food and a reflection of Oklahoma’s rural, homestyle cooking traditions.
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